#165C6C#165C6C

#165C6C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.071 H 216.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C6C
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 108)
HSL	hsl(191, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(191, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 14.8%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, -15.08, -15.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 21.42, 225.24°)
OKLab	oklab(44.06% -0.0565 -0.0425)
OKLCH	oklch(44.06% 0.071 216.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8636, 8.9067, 15.5419)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165C6C #6C2616

analogous

#166C51 #165C6C #16316C

triadic

#165C6C #6C165C #5C6C16

tetradic

#165C6C #51166C #6C2616 #316C16

square

#165C6C #51166C #6C2616 #316C16

split-complementary

#165C6C #6C1631 #6C5116

monochromatic

#051619 #0C3139 #165C6C #20879F #2BB3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#165C6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#165C6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C6C

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C6C	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51596D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46516C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.071 216.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638a96',
    500: '#165c6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c6c;
$custom-light: #638a96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.163,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44055,
    "c": 0.07066,
    "h": 216.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C6C

secondary

#A24F3C

accent

#5E3FE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C6C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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